The American Red Cross will hold its annual Paint the County Red Gala on Thursday from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at the Indiana County Club. All proceeds benefit community services in Indiana County. Chamber President Jim Struzzi will be master of ceremonies. Cost is $20 per person.

FESTIVAL COMMUNITY MEETING

The Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival Steering Committee is offering an informational session for Indiana-area businesses and others on Thursday at 2 p.m. at The Coney in Indiana. The session will elaborate on the outline of the festival set for May 24 at IRMC Park on North Seventh Street.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT CHALLENGE

Junior Achievement will hold the Titan Business Challenge on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at IUP’s Eberly College of Business. The event will feature 36 teams from six counties.

WINDOWS 8 TRAINING

The chamber has partnered with Kaplet Technology Solutions to offer Windows 8 training in the chamber office Friday at 10 a.m. The training is open to members and nonmembers. A professional instructor will conduct the approximate two-hour session. Class size is limited. Cost is $35 for chamber members and $45 for nonmembers.

Lindsay Blum has been hired as an intern specializing in messaging and public relations for MASSolutions Inc., an integrated marketing and PR firm based in downtown Pittsburgh and with a regional office in Johnstown.

Blum, 21, is a senior at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she majors in marketing. The Washington, Pa., resident is a 2010 graduate of Trinity High School.